The Weekend Guide | 12-15 July 2018

Japan, home of zen things. Temples. Yin and yangs. Those sand drawing things. A calm and centered culture that feels like a far cry from the hustle and bustle of our fair city… and maybe, just maybe, their secret is in Japanese comfort food. Foods like katsu sandwiches and curry, potato korokke, tonkatsu, and shiso slaw will bring you into the paper-walled houses of Japan and away from the paper-thin apartment walls of Brooklyn. Let Mama Yoshi comfort you this Thursday at the Diamond’s International Pop-Up Dinner series. Then get cozy with a few beers you’ve never heard of from Dave’s always impressive and constantly changing beer list. 7-11pm, info here. 43 Franklin St.

I have a severe allergy against these made-for-instagram installations. Shouldn’t our photographs be a reflection of our lifestyle rather than a life experience imagined to create photographs? Case in point, the new Rose Mansion in Manhattan. Made for Instagram and people who can’t decide what they want to drink, it’s your reason not to cross the river this weekend. Stay in Brooklyn. After all, I’ve already made plans for you.

What the fuck is up with the drunk yoga? Do yoga. Get drunk. Separately. Get twisted without getting yourself in a bind. Get bound up without being twisted. Enjoy each of these activities without escalating the chances that you’ll break your neck. I love drinking at Our Wicked Lady. They’re doing Drunk Yoga tonight, so go afterward and enjoy a frozen delight on their rooftop. No neck brace required. 153 Morgan Ave.

Friday the 13th makes us all want to do something a little dangerous. Make some bad decisions. Test our luck. Lie cheat steal. You know the feeling, that relentless craving for mischief. How about getting a completely random tattoo? Yep. Perfect. Give it to me. Friday the 13th tattoo special at Abuela’s in Bushwick. $20 cash, tip included, gets you one of 20 Friday the 13th-themed tattoos. This is a very popular event, so come early. all info here, 10am-midnight, 608 Myrtle Ave.

Listen, don’t shoot the messenger. Or, you know, pass judgment on the messenger’s extracurricular activities because of an event she’s reporting about. Just come to this party, breathe in that sweet salty air on the Hudson River and inhale anything else you want. Our favorite party group rinsed throws the dopest underground parties in the city, and nothing is more underground than those that are floating on water. In a boat. With your friends and rad djs and an afterparty at some undisclosed Manhattan club space that we will all commandeer and then sail that ship way way way way way into the sunrise. Tickets, here, but they are going insanely fast I hear. so get yours and let’s set sail, baby. Boat leaves at 7pm, with or without you.

Just because US and Canadian independence days are over does not mean that we need to stop celebrating freedom. Bastille Day is this week, and we have the freedom in this country to be shameless Francophiles. celebrate at charming Bar Tabac in Boerum Hill and the surrounding city blocks for an all-day festival featuring multiple petanque ball courts (which is basically a funky version of bocce ball) (which, let’s be honest, is a funky version of bowling), plus tons of French delicacies, and all the chilled rose and champagne you could ever wish for. Plus accordions and berets, bichon frises and frisee salads. And Antoinne Griezman. This is one of the biggest Bastille celebrations in North America so until we can all head east, meet me there. all info here. They kick it off early this year for a massive outdoor screening of the WORLD CUP FINAL. 10am-6pm, 128 smith st. Bastille Day every year is one the best parties I’ve ever been to in Brooklyn (and I do not say that lightly), so Sunday is not the day to be le tired.